Found another great song online. The folks at Coláiste Lurgan did a cover of Fun's "Some Nights" (which has a South African rhythm) with lyrics which make it an anthem to Irish.

Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zaq87L2tac

Here are the lyrics [my translation below - not sure about a few things, so comments welcome as always]:

Cúrfá 1

Seo linn le chéile, can amach os ard é,
seo linne d’aon ghuth amháin.
Seo linn, a chairde buan’, ‘sé atá i ndán dúinn,
seo linn ag tabhairt faoi le cion.

Tá sí fós anseo, ‘s airím an nós,
go bhfuil an t-athrú ‘ tíocht, ar ár n-intinn, ó, ó.
Céard dhó a sheasaim? Céard dhó a sheasaim?
Seo linn, an rud is mó, í ‘bheith beo.

Véarsa 1

Seo ‘d é anois é, seo’d é an t-am – is cinnte go bhfuil muid in ann.
beart ‘nár gcroíthe ‘s ár n-anam,
Líon an t-easnamh, seas an fód – leag aon chonstaic insan ród.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas an croí go deo,
rachaidh muid le chéile ina treo.

Droichead 1

Ardaíonn mo chroí – glór na bpáistí ‘s iad ag spraoi.
is beag a sháraíonn ‘s na briathra binne gléigeal gléigeal,
seo ‘d anois é, seo ‘nois é, mmm, mmm

Cúrfá 2

Seo linn a Ghaelaibh, mairfeadh muid gach lá í,
cuir spraoi ‘s bród insan saol.
Seo linn go fonnmhar, áthasach ‘s gliondar.
seo linn gan casadh siar riamh.

Tá sí fós anseo, ‘s airím an nós,
go bhfuil an t-athrú ‘ tíocht, ar ár n-intinn(e), ó, ó
Céard dhó a sheasaim? Céard dhó a sheasaim?
Seo linn, an rud is mó, ‘nois an t-am.

An Chaint

Seo ‘nois é,
arbh í an chúis a bhí a’inn le ‘aidh seo?
A’ ghoil sa mbearna bhaoil le ‘aidh seo?
A’ cailleadh cairde ‘s gaol le ‘aidh seo?

Ach, nuair a fheicim na réalta, farraigí ‘s sléibhte - airím an tsaoirse,
‘s nuair a chloisim glórtha ‘s amhráin ár sinsir – ‘nois an t-am
an t-am, ó an t-am.

Véarsa 2

Seo’d anois é, seod é an t-am, trí nóiméad istigh i nglór amháin,
a thosaigh amach gan aon treoir, ‘s ag díriú ar ár bplean.
Muid aontaithe anois faoi stiúir an cheoil,
ag cuimhniú siar ar lucht na ndeor,
ach ná ceap go ngéillfeadh muid
ár dteanga a mhair na cianta.

Droichead 2

Is minic mé ag brionglóid ar scéalta Thír na nÓg,
‘s Oisín agus Niamh Chinn Óir.
Ó Ní chreidfeá ariamh, go bhfillfeadh an deis aríst,
tá orainne ‘ bheith ann
le chéile, ea, eaa, ea, eaaaa

An Chríoch

Leanfadh muid mianta ár sinsir ag tíocht anuas ó laethanta cianda,
nárbh fhada an lá arís.
Tír le teanga, tír le h-anam,
‘sí do thír í, déan do rogha .... ó ....
Tír le teanga, tír le h-anam,
‘sí do thír í, déan do rogha .... ó....

Chorus 1

Here we go together, sing it out loud,
here we go in a single voice.
Here we go, fast friends, it’s in our destiny,
here we go doing our part.

It’s already here, and I feel the way
that the change is coming in our minds …
For what do I stand? For what do I stand?
Come on, the important thing is that it be alive.

Verse 1

Come on now, it’s the time– and we’re certainly able,
a change in our hearts and in our souls.
Fill the void, take a stand – knock down the obstacle in the road.
It’s in one another’s shadow that the heart will live forever,
we’ll go that way together.

Bridge 1

My heart rises – the voice of the children having fun,
it’s little that beats that, with the words sweet and glorious, glorious,
come on now, come on now, …

Chorus 1

Come on, Gaels, we’ll live it every day,
put fun and pride into the world.
Come on willingly, joyfully, and happily,
come on without ever turning back.

Its already here, and I feel the way,
that the change is coming in our minds.
For what do I stand? For what do I stand?
Come on, the important thing is that now’s the time.

The Speech

Come on now,
don’t you have a good reason to do it?
To go to the battlements for it?
To lose friends and love for it?

But when I see the stars, seas, and mountains, I feel the freedom,
and when I hear the voices and songs of our ancestors – now’s the time,
the time, o the time.

Verse 2

Come on now, now’s the time,
we started out without any direction while going about our plan.
We’re united now under the control of the music,
remembering back to the people of tears,
but don’t think that we’ll fail
our language which has lived for ages.

Bridge 2

I frequently dream of the time of Tír na nÓg,
and Oisín and Niamh of the Golden Hair.
Oh you wouldn’t ever believe that the opportunity would return again,
it’s our duty, to be there
together …

The Finish

We’ll carry on the desires of our ancestors coming down from days long ago,
the day wouldn’t be far off again.
A country with a language, a country with a soul,
it’s your country, make your choice …
A country with a language, a country with a soul,
it’s your country, make your choice …

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.